Aininian Navy
| Aininian Navy Marine aininienne | |
|---|---|
| File:Anavy.png Naval Ensign | |
| Active | 1534 - present |
| Country |  Ainin |
| Allegiance | Aininian Armed Forces |
| Type | Navy |
| Size | 393,030 personnel 190,000 reserve 251 warships 36 auxiliary vessels |
| Command | Fort Bonsecours Huimont, Isle-Royale |
| Motto(s) | Sublimis ab unda (Raised from the sea) |
| Engagements | Lazarene War War of Twilight Aininian Revolution Corsair War Notasian Desert War War of the Confederation Nautasian Revolutions |
| Website | http://www.marine.ai |
| Commanders | |
| Admiral of the Fleet | Cao Nima |
| Supreme Commander | FM Carl d'Iberville |
| Chief of Staff | Adm. Grégoire de Maisonneuve |
| Insignia | |
| Naval jack | |
| Roundel | File:Aininian Navy roundel.svg |
The Aininian Navy is Ainin's national navy. The second-largest branch of the Aininian Armed Forces, it is composed of 251 warships revolving around a core force of six fleet carriers. The Aininian Navy is supported by 393,030 active personnel, including 33,257 members of the naval aviation branch and 40,557 members of the Aininian Naval Fusiliers Corps. It is the largest navy in Esquarium, both by fleet tonnage and total number of warships. The commander-in-chief of the Aininian Navy is ex officio the President of Ainin, currently Cao Nima, while the operational commander is Chief of Staff Adm. Grégoire de Maisonneuve.
Founded in 1534 by King Martin II, the Navy has historically occupied an exalted position in Ainin's seafaring culture and, owing to the Aininian Army's practice of feudal levies until 1789, comprised the bulk of Ainin's standing military forces through the Naval Fusiliers Corps. It was actively involved in the expansion and protection of Aininian trade, waging the Lazarene War against Oelia and the War of Twilight against Sjealand. During the Aininian Revolution, its personnel defected en masse to the republicans in the Bounèsquebourg Mutiny, decisively severing a key instrument of King Mathieu IV's grasp on power. In modern times, the Aininian Navy has projected Aininian power on a global scale and involved itself in several conflicts in Nordania and Conitia, including the Nautasian Revolutions and the War of the Confederation.
Ships
The Aininian Navy is a large, blue-water naval force that is widely considered the largest navy in Esquarium. It consists of the following warships and auxiliary craft:
- 6 fleet carriers
- 4 light aircraft carriers
- 7 helicopter carriers
- 6 dock landing ships
- 8 dock landing platforms
- 18 guided missile cruisers
- 58 guided missile destroyers
- 74 guided missile frigates
- 36 attack submarines
- 6 ballistic missile submarines
- 14 mine countermeasures ships
- 1 icebreaker
- 5 fast tankers
- 8 fleet oilers
- 2 command ships
- 3 hospital ships
- 1 missile instrumentation ship
- 12 oceangoing tugs
- 2 submarine tenders
- 1 crane ship
- 1 cable-laying ship
Organisation
The Aininian Navy's supreme command is located in Fort Bonsecours, Huimont, Isle-Royale. The navy is operationally divided into four fleets, the Home Fleet (Flotte métropolitaine), Southern Fleet (Flotte australe), Ponant Fleet (Flotte du Ponant) and Levant Fleet (Flotte du Levant). From 1956 to 1982, there was a fifth fleet, the Northern Fleet (Flotte boréale), which was later merged into the Ponant Fleet. The four fleets are then divided into stations, of which there are thirteen. Both fleets and stations are administrative formations following naval reforms in 1921, and the largest current tactical formation in the Aininian Navy is the carrier battle group.
- Home Fleet (Flotte métropolitaine, 1796 - present) ― HQ: AFB Presqu'vent, Presqu'vent, Linaque
- Active Strike Station ― HQ: AFB Presqu'vent, Presqu'vent, Linaque
- Détroit Station ― HQ: AFB Maroux, Maroux, Saltèrne—Détroit
- Beaurepaire Station ― HQ: Beaurepaire Arsenal, Beaurepaire, Jaspère
- Isle-Royale Station ― HQ: AFB Tourres, Tourres, Isle-Royale
- Northeast Station ― HQ: Port-Denise Arsenal, Port-Denise, Risagne
- Far South Station ― HQ: Dartan Arsenal, Dartan, Mercier
- Southern Fleet (Flotte australe, 1865 - 1893, 1923 - present) ― HQ: Iberville Naval Arsenal, Iberville, Jaspère
- Ponant Fleet (Flotte du Ponant, 1910 - present) ― HQ: AFB San Miguel, San Andrés, East Cortoguay
- Cortoguay Station ― HQ: AFB San Miguel, San Andrés, East Cortoguay
- Oelia Station ― HQ: AFB La Neustèd, La Neustèd, Oelia
- Montnoir Station ― HQ: Port of Montnoir, Montnoir
- Boreal Station ― HQ: Marinestation Lindesnes, Lindesnes, Sjealand
- Levant Fleet (Flotte du Levant, 1941 - 1958, 1979 - present) ― HQ: AFB Laižuotas, Laižuotas, Aucuria
- Aucuria Station ― HQ: AFB Laižuotas, Laižuotas, Aucuria
- Far East Station ― HQ: Namo Naval Base, Namo, Namor
- Hyperborean Station ― HQ: AFB Groznica, Groznica, Ceresnia
Historic units
- Northern Fleet (Flotte boréale, 1956 - 1982) ― HQ: Port-Denise Arsenal, Port-Denise, Risagne
The Aininian Navy maintains a naval aviation component named the Naval Air Corps (French: Corps aéronaval), which is responsible for providing air groups for Aininian aircraft carriers and land-based aircraft for anti-submarine warfare and maritime patrol.
Equipment
| Name | Origin | Role | Introduced | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fighter aircraft | |||||
| Azimut F/M-A3/M Hussard |  Ainin |
Carrier-based multirole fighter | 1996 | ||
| Bonsecours F/M-A2bis Super Frégate | Ainin |
Carrier-based multirole fighter | 1989 | ||
| Trainer aircraft | |||||
| ACARA A.122 | Ainin |
Trainer | 1966 | ||
| Bonsecours B-7 | Ainin |
Amphibious trainer | 1943 | ||
| Bonsecours F/E-10 | Ainin |
Advanced jet trainer | 1990 | ||
| Bomber aircraft | |||||
| Yemelyanovich Lun |  Luziyca |
Carrier-based interdictor | 2004 | ||
| Azimut F/M-A3/E-M Hussard | Ainin |
Electronic warfare aircraft | 1999 | ||
| Azimut Chronos M | Ainin |
Maritime patrol aircraft | 2003 | ||
| Utility aircraft | |||||
| Azimut 50bis Liburne | Ainin |
Transport aircraft | 2008 | ||
| Azimut C-45bis | Ainin |
Transport aircraft | 2011 | ||
| ACARA C-45 | Ainin |
Transport aircraft | 1966 | ||
| Azimut A-44C-EXT Saturne | Ainin |
Transport aircraft | 2001 | ||
| Mercier M.DC.B | Ainin |
Utility aircraft | 1974 | ||
| Mercier M.DCL.A | Ainin |
Carrier onboard delivery aircraft | 1964 | ||
| Support aircraft | |||||
| Azimut Bacchus R | Ainin |
Aerial refuelling aircraft | 1994 | ||
| Azimut Poséidon R | Ainin |
Airborne early warning and control aircraft | 1966 | ||
| Mercier M.DC.BR | Ainin |
Carrier-based airborne early warning and control aircraft | 1969 | ||
| Helicopters | |||||
| Resnick A113 | Luziyca |
Transport helicopter | 1959 | ||
| Resnick A52 | Luziyca |
Transport helicopter | 1989 | ||
| Azimut Helicopters 17bis | Ainin |
Utility helicopter | 1975 | ||
| ACARA H.7 | Ainin |
Utility helicopter | 1963 | ||
| ACARA H.17 | Ainin |
Utility helicopter | 1970 | ||
| Azimut Helicopters 17-EXT-M | Ainin |
Anti-submarine helicopter | 2000 | ||
| Unmanned aerial vehicles | |||||
| Général D.5 | Ainin |
Unmanned combat aircraft | 2019 (projected) | ||
| Passenger aircraft | |||||
| Azimut 44 Saturne | Ainin |
VIP transport | 1987 | ||
Rank structure
| Officer ranks | |||||||||||
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| Grand admiral[a] Grand amiral |
Admiral Amiral |
Vice-admiral Vice-amiral |
Lieutenant-admiral Lieutenant-amiral |
Counter-admiral Contre-amiral |
Captain Capitaine |
Commander Commandant |
Sub-commander Sous-commandant |
Lieutenant Lieutenant |
Ensign Enseigne |
Sub-ensign Sous-enseigne |
Midshipman Aspirant |
| OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | Student | |
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| Enlisted and non-commissioned officer ranks | |||||||||||
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| Adjutant Adjutant |
Chief petty officer Mestre-chef |
Petty officer Mestre |
Second petty officer Sous-mestre |
Quartermaster Quartier-mestre |
Chief corporal Caporal-chef |
Corporal Caporal |
Seaman Matelot |
Apprentice Apprenti | |||
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